Celebrity Deaths

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Jack Shepherd, the English actor perhaps best remembered for playing the title role in the 1990s ITV detective drama Wycliffe, has died at the age of 85.

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Sir Tom Stoppard, one of the UK’s best-known playwrights, has died aged 88, his agents have announced. Sir Tom, who won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for the screenplay for Shakespeare In Love.

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West Ham legend Billy Bonds - the club's record appearance maker who captained them to two FA Cup wins - has died aged 79. Bonds played 799 times for the Hammers and led them to FA Cup titles in 1975 and 1980. He spent 21 years as a player with the Hammers between 1967-1988 and also managed them from 1990 to 1994.

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Former England batter Robin Smith has died at the age of 62. Nicknamed 'Judge', Smith played 62 Tests between 1988 and 1996, scoring 4,236 runs at an average 43.67, including nine centuries. He averaged 39.01 in 71 one-day internationals. Born in South Africa, Smith spent his entire county career at Hampshire, making his final appearance in August 2003. He scored 26,155 first-class runs at 41.51 in a 22-year career.

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William Rush, best known for playing pupil Josh Stevenson on BBC school-based drama Waterloo Road has died at the age of 31.

RIP.

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Singer Chris Rea, known for hits including Driving Home for Christmas, has died aged 74

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(22/12/2025 17:29)NathanR Wrote:  Singer Chris Rea, known for hits including Driving Home for Christmas, has died aged 74

In a surreal way it will push sales of Driving home for christmas up .

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From just before the New Year - French actress Brigitte Bardot, who revolutionised 1950s French cinema and became a symbol of sexual liberation, died aged 91.

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The former Leeds United and Wales midfielder, Terry Yorath, has died at the age of 75. He was also the father of TV presenter Gabby Logan.

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Bob Weir, the guitarist who co-founded the Grateful Dead, has died aged 78.